Excuses

As a math teacher, I am always prepared for the famous excuse of I am not good at math or my child inherited my math gene. I reflect on these excuses as I prepare for instruction. I start with developing a basic lesson plan and depending on the concept I add activities or technology to assist with instruction. In reading chapter one, I am able to acknowledge that I do have an instructional design plan. My plan is to begin with analyzing the goals and objectives in order to center them around each learner. After designing and developing the instructional plan, I implement them into my classroom. Sometimes I have to go back and identify problems or examine a specific learner, which allows flexibility in teaching the curriculum. The hardest part in my design plan is the evaluation. I tend to over analyze the instructional time because I want to make sure each child is being reached. I think it is easier for my evaluator to give an evaluation since it is someone standing on the outside looking in, which allows a different point of view. One thing I have learned in teaching is the basic lesson plans maybe the same each year but the instructional design will change year after year.